Govt soon to roll out Disability Policy: CM

JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today said she has directed the Social Welfare Department to undertake an enumerative survey to identify the differently abled persons in the State so that comprehensive measures are taken for their complete integration into the social set up.

The Chief Minister said this while giving away a motorised wheel chair to a differently abled boy here. Ms Mufti said all the universities and colleges in the State have also been asked to furnish a list of such differently abled students to the Government for attending on their specific needs and requirements.

The Chief Minister said her Government would soon roll out a Disability Policy for the State. The Chief Minister gave away a motorised wheel chair to Satnam Singh, son of Vinod Singh of Lakad Mandi, Jammu. (AGENCIES)